Do You Have A Strong Foundation?

by | Nov 27, 2017 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God” (Ephesians 2:21-22). The Porch Is Finished! Many of you have...

We Give You Thanks

by | Oct 23, 2017 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,” Ephesians 1:17 Martin Luther: A Brief Word on Prayer During our Fall gatherings, I have...

Teach Us to Pray

by | Oct 16, 2017 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,” Ephesians 1:17 Martin Luther: A Brief Word on Prayer In 1535, Peter Beskendorf, a...

A Message on Prayer

by | Aug 21, 2017 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers” (Ephesians 1:16). In almost all of St. Paul’s New Testament letters, he begins with a standard Salutation and then launches into a Prayerful Doxology or a...

Do Not Cease to Give Thanks

by | Jul 17, 2017 | Bishop's Writings

Dear Friends in Christ, “I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers” (Ephesians 1:16). Last Saturday, we celebrated the ordination of Mary Ann Harris Siefke at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Blackberry Corners. It was a joyous and...